Coordinate System

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What is a coordinate system?

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A coordinate system is a method for identifying the position of points in a space using numbers, typically represented as ordered pairs (x, y).

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What is an ordered pair?

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An ordered pair is a pair of numbers used to locate a point on a coordinate plane, written in the form (x, y).

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What does the first number in an ordered pair represent?

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The first number in an ordered pair represents the x-coordinate, which indicates the horizontal position on the coordinate plane.

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What does the second number in an ordered pair represent?

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The second number in an ordered pair represents the y-coordinate, which indicates the vertical position on the coordinate plane.

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How do you identify a point on a coordinate plane?

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To identify a point on a coordinate plane, you use its ordered pair (x, y), where x is the horizontal distance from the origin and y is the vertical distance.

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What is the origin in a coordinate system?

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The origin is the point (0, 0) on a coordinate plane where the x-axis and y-axis intersect.

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What is the x-axis?

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The x-axis is the horizontal line on a coordinate plane where the y-coordinate is 0.

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What is the y-axis?

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The y-axis is the vertical line on a coordinate plane where the x-coordinate is 0.

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What is a quadrant in a coordinate system?

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A quadrant is one of the four sections of a coordinate plane, divided by the x-axis and y-axis.

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How many quadrants are in a coordinate plane?

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There are four quadrants in a coordinate plane.